GDT: Devils vs Jets - Eeyore Edition - 7:00 PM - MSG+2

[Better Call Sal]

Of course Hall is pissed, we’ve looked nothing like the team from last year for close to a month now. Who wouldn’t be pissed?

 

[MartyOwns]

Thats likely what he is COACHED to do

Hischier, to anyone who watched him pre-draft, obviously has stepped back in his aggression since joining the Devils.

I promise you Hynes' system devours individual offensive skill when its not a Taylor Hall rush-style goal

i doubt very much hynes is telling nico he has to pass on a 2 on 0, i mean this hynes stuff is just getting ridiculous. it’s probably much more likely that hall and nico discussed what they would do on an odd man rush in OT beforehand.

i hate that nico didn’t shoot, but FWIW if hall had tapped it back to nico instead of shooting we’d have 2 points right now

 

[Whaddagoal]

I am not going to jump any player for 3 on 3. One bounce and it's going the other way on an odd man rush. It is silly and hardly resembling anything close to hockey.

.... But Nico should still shoot the puck..

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Lol compare Greene's bull**** interview to Hall's. Greene's comes across as just going through the motions, Hall's as someone who just wants to win.

Hall wont be giving many interviews for NJ if they bottom out this year

 

[NjDevsRR]

Playoff talk is ludicrous BUT the East BLOWS, Devils are only 4 pts out if they win their game in hand.

 

[Whaddagoal]

I'll eat crow on the KK goalie choice. He played pretty amazing particularly late in the game.........

 

[My3Sons]

What in Nico's DNA makes him never shoot the puck.

Youth and politeness

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

Saying Nico had a bad OT is not the same as bashing him or doubting his potential. He's a smart kid. I'm sure he'll learn.

Chef on the Jets was also like that, we even sent him down a few times, now Chef's a beast, GIVE Nico time. No worries just support him.

 

[HersheyBob27]

Jets and the over, easy money.

Cashing that ticket my friend

 

[JimEIV]

I’d say he’s more suited for second line.

He’s a fairly un-dynamic player. Reminds me of Clarkson but with a much much better shot and slightly better skating.

Since we got Palmieri he is 9th in the league in goals among RW's. What more do people want from him?

NHL.com - Stats

 

[Richer's Ghost]

MacLean was a good assistant here for a long time. He was terrible as a head coach.

Can you imagine him with Hynes though? Together? Seriously... Mac was only as good as his head coach when he was assistant.

 

[haak84]

no one in this thread is not supporting nico or even harder on him than he is himself. let it go. we know what we have.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Palmieri is much better than Clarkson, holy shit.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Can you imagine him with Hynes though? Together? Seriously... Mac was only as good as his head coach when he was assistant.

We might be able to be successful with that duo behind the bench due to the glare from their domes blinding the opposition.

 

[Devils Dominion]

I'd like to see a 1st overall pick in the draft pick go and try to win the game.

Not slow up and telegraph a pass to someone else.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Hynes: '...going through A BIT OF A TOUGH STRETCH...'

this motherf***er is delusional

 

[R8Devs]

right an entire stat that nico dominates in. he wants to make the safe predictable play on a 2 v 0 and then be superman when he can easily chip it out. he know he ****ed up. its fine. hell learn. im sure of it

but my question is do you actually think an NHL player would chip it out in that situation. he'll learn how to deal with backside pressure better in that situation but I still don't think anyone who gets to see the ice 3v3 is chipping that out of the zone.

anyway i feel the criticism on him is too harsh. 3v3 is barely real hockey anyway. maybe he shouldn't telegraph the 2 on 0 as much but hall could have tried a pass back as well. but without those two the devils wouldn't even be in the ot situation. and this season is almost gone anyway so it's not like not getting 2 points is killer

 

[MadDevil]

We might be able to be successful with that duo behind the bench due to the glare from their domes blinding the opposition.

Just imagine if we brought Julien back too.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Miles Wood doe...yeesh, kills that 3rd line.

 

[guitarguyvic]

I’m so pissed that we have to put up with this shit product this season. Even when they would lose last season it was at least entertaining...team skating hard and fast, would have multiple scoring chances per game, had energy and speed throughout game. This year they just look laborious out there. Like they aren’t even having fun. Trying hard but but trying too hard, like it’s all just a chore.

Team defense has been trash since the day this coaching staff arrived. This year it’s another level down. There are AHL teams that play a more sound defensive game. Likewise the power play is completely listless.

This team should not be this bad. People ask what’s the point of changing the coach when we don’t have a contending team anyway. How about because we have young players who need to be taught the game properly from a defense and structure standpoint? Or the fact that fans deserve to at minimum watch an entertaining product that causes some excitement regardless of outcome rather than head scratching consternation before the game even begins?

Get this B-list coaching staff the f*** out of here already. Enough.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

Hynes: '...going through A BIT OF A TOUGH STRETCH...'

this mother****er is delusional

The euphemisms don’t help anyone or anything.

 

[Tundra]

Palmeri is extremely 1 dimensional...People were actually trying to argue that he is a top line RW on most teams in the league. He's good but I would be surprised if he put up more than 55 points on a good year without Hall.

That's why Bob Murray dumped him for a 3rd rounder. He's more valuable to us than other teams with more talent.

 

[ScottyK]

If nico had a smidge of confidence in himself he'd be a 80 pt player. It's so frustrating to watch

 

[guitarguyvic]

Since we got Palmieri he is 9th in the league in goals among RW's. What more do people want from him?

NHL.com - Stats

I don’t want anything more from him. Just saying that he’s better suited as a second line player. Or the complimentary piece on the first line. Which is pretty much what he is with us. He’s very good at scoring, he has a very good shot with grit to go with it. But that’s pretty much it. He’s not dynamic is all I’m saying.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

That's why Bob Murray dumped him for a 3rd rounder. He's more valuable to us than other teams with more talent.

Wrong.

He was traded for a 2nd and a 3rd.

And Murray said he had to trade Palmieri, because he felt he was on the verge of breaking out, and he wouldn’t be able to pay him. He literally admitted that.